Tuesday, February 26, 2008

Microsoft Visual Studio Team System 2008 Database Edition Power Tools is a set of enhancements and tools that complement and improve the user experience of VSTS Database Edition 2008

Features • ChecksumCondition – You can use this test condition to verify that the checksum of the data set returned by a database unit test matches the checksum of an expected data set. • ExpectedSchemaTestCondition – You can use this test condition to verify that the column names and data types of the returned data set match expected values. Data Generator Improvements • New Data Generator Wizard – This new wizard creates a data generation plan that is configured to copy data from a source database. You can use this wizard when you need to copy most of your data from a live source, but need to make small changes to ensure privacy. MSBuild Task Improvements • SqlAnalysis Task – You can use this build task to run T-SQL Static Code Analysis from MSBuild. TSQL Static Code Analysis • Static Code Analysis - A precursor to the functionality that will be in future versions of VSTS that will allow you to perform Static Code Analysis on T-SQL code. Refactoring• “Move Schema” Refactoring - Allows a user to right click on an object and move it to a different but existing schema • SP Rename Generation - Generate a new script that will contain sp_renames for all rename refactored objects that the user can then execute. • Wildcard Expansion - Automatically expand the wildcard in a select to the appropriate columns. • Fully-Qualified Name Support - Automatically inject fully-qualified names when absent in a script • Refactoring extended to Dataset - Refactor into strongly typed dataset definitions MSBuild Tasks • Data / Schema Compare Build Tasks - MSBuild tasks that can generate scripts as if the user had run the Data / Schema compare UI Schema View • API Access to Schema View - Insert / Update / Delete to schema View and list schema objects and their associated files Dependency Tool Window• Dependency Tree - Show the dependencies ( incoming / outgoing ) for selected schema objects in a new tool window Miscellaneous Tools • Script Preprocessor - Expand SQLCMD variables and include files and command line version (sqlspp.exe) & an MSBuild version ( wraps the command line version )